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Soft bill birds - Finches and Canaries
Although most pet owners are content to observe their birds, with
patience and perseverance it is possible to finger tame them.
Finches and canaries can be messy eaters and it is wise to place
their cage in an area that can be easily cleaned up. This is the
largest of all the bird families. These are perching and songbirds.
Softbills eat mainly fruit, plants, nectar and insects and are found
around the world. Finches and canaries are among the members of this
family, others include birds of paradise, lyrebirds, starlings,
wrens, warblers, sparrows and crows.
Hook bill birds - Parakeets to Macaws
Without proper care, parrots can develop bad habits such as
screaming, biting and destructive chewing. Their wings should be
kept properly clipped; ask your AVIAN vet. There are over 350
species of parrots belonging to various groups. Some of the most
familiar are the budgies, cockatiels, loris, cockatoos, and rosellas
from Australia and the South Pacific; conures, amazons and macaws
from the New World, African greys, lovebirds, senegals and jardines
from Africa and ringnecks from Asia.
Poultry type birds - Chickens, Ducks, Geese, etc
Although these birds aren't usually considered pets in the United
States, there are some beautiful and rare species that are kept as
trophy pets in other countries. The Onagadori roosters, with tails
that may grow over twelve feet long, are just one example of these
birds.
Click here to read more about Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Poultry
A Few Common (and not so common) Softbilled birds by species
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Cinnamon breasted rock
bunting |
Ortolan bunting |
Saffron, or Brazilian Saffron, Finch |
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Yellow grass, or little
saffron, finch |
Cuban grassquit finch |
Yellow-faced grassquit or olive finch |
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Black-crested finch (pygmy
cardinal) |
Lined seedeater |
White-throated seedeater |
| Blue-black grassquit (jacarina
finch) |
Crimson, or rhodospingus,
finch |
Yellow, or green, cardinal |
| Red-crested cardinal |
Red-cowled, Dominican, or
pope cardinal |
Yellow-billed cardinal |
| Orange-breasted, or rainbow,
bunting |
Chaffinch |
European serin |
| Black-headed canary (alario
finch) |
Yellow-eyed canary (green
singing finch) |
Black throated canary |
| White-rumped or Layard's
seedeater |
Common canary |
European goldfinch |
| Red, or hooded, siskin |
Neotropical black headed
siskin |
Greenfinch |
| Red crossbill |
Hawfinch |
Common bullfinch |
| Cut thraot, or ribbon, finch |
Red headed finch |
Crimson winged waxbill |
| Melba finch (crimson faced
waxbill) |
Dufresne's, or yellow
bellied, waxbill |
Orange cheeked waxbill |
| Crimson, or rosy-rumped,
waxbill |
Red-eared waxbill |
Common, or St. Helene, waxbill |
| Red tailed lavender |
Red-checked cordon bleu |
Angola cordon bleu |
| Violet eared waxbill |
Red billed firefinch |
Peter's Twin spot |
| Green backed twinspot |
Common, or black chinned,
quail finch |
Green avadavat |
| Strawberry finch, or red
avadavat |
Golden breasted, or zebra,
waxbill |
Java sparrow (rice bird) |
| Madagascar mannikin |
Bronze winged mannikin, or
hooded finch |
Black breasted mannikin |
| Black headed nun |
Gray headed silverbill |
African silverbill |
| Indian silverbill |
Spice finch |
Magpie mannikin |
| Bengalese |
White headed mannikin |
Black headed mannikin |
| Chestnut breasted finch |
Cherry, or plum-headed, finch |
Bicheno's, or double barred, finch |
| Zebra finch |
Long-tailed finch |
Black throated, or parson, finch |
| Masked finch |
Gouldian finch |
Red throated, or red faced, parrot finch |
| Blue-faced parrot finch |
Pintailed parrot finch or
nonpareil |
Star finch |
| Diamond sparrow |
Rufous necked, or village,
weaver |
Half-masked weaver |
| Masked weaver |
Baya weaver |
Napoleon, or golden, bishop |
| Crimson-crowned bishop |
Grenadier weaver, or red
bishop |
Giant whydah |
| Red collared whydah |
Common quelea, or red billed
weaver |
Red headed quelea |
| Paradise whydah |
Broad-tailed paradise whydah |
Pin-tailed whydah |
| Queen whydah |
Senegal combassou |
Golden sparrow |
| Speckle-fronted weaver |
Scaly-crowned weaver |
Collared dove, or ringdove |
| Zebra dove |
Diamond dove |
Painted or blue breasted quail |
| Blackbird |
Song thrush |
Red-vented bulbul |
| Red whiskered, or red-eared
bulbul |
Golden-fronted leafbird |
Pekin robin |
| Oriental zosterops |
Hill mynah |
Paradise tanager |
| Superb tanager |
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